When we think of how we communicate on a personal level, we don’t naturally think of it in terms of ethics and responsibility. But there’s an ethical component to our relationships that is important to acknowledge and discuss. This is especially true when it comes to conversations that happen in groups or that impact large numbers of people, like they do in our neighborhoods, work, schools, places of worship, and government. Our question this episode: what can ethics teach us about effective communication?
My guest today is Yonason Goldson, who will give us some insights on how ethics can inform how we communicate with others, and what our experiences in professional settings can tell us about how to have better conversations about sticky topics – such as politics – in personal settings.
Immediately after our conversation, I’m going to turn to a listener question from Jessica, who wants to know how to communicate better to her fast-moving boss.
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Yonason Goldson is director of Ethical Imperatives, LLC, teaching professionals how good ethics is good business and the benefits of intellectual diversity. He’s a keynote speaker, TEDx presenter, and community rabbi, as well as a recovered hitchhiker and circumnavigator, former newspaper columnist, and retired high school teacher in St. Louis. He’s the author of hundreds of articles applying ancient wisdom to modern culture and has published five books, most recently “Fix Your Broken Windows: a 12-step program for promoting ethical affluence.”
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Good to Great | Jim Collins
The Righteous Mind | Jonathan Haidt
Team of Rivals | Doris Kearn Goodman
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